BRUSCHCUTTERS DS 2200 - DS 2400
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Workshop manual
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
General Information
2-Cycle Engines
CAUTION: Avoid Injury! Gasoline is
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, handle it with care.
DO NOT refuel machine while:
indoors, always fill gas tank outdoors;
machine is near an open flame or
sparks;
engine is running, STOP engine;
engine is hot, allow it to cool sufficiently
first;
smoking.
Help prevent fires:
fill gas tank to bottom of filler neck only;
be sure fill cap is tight after fueling;
keep machine clean and in good repair-
free of excess grease, oil, debris, and
faulty or damaged parts;
clean up any gas spills IMMEDIATELY;
any storage of machines with gas left
in tank should be in an area that is well
ventilated to prevent possible igniting
of fumes by an open flame or spark, this
includes any appliance with a pilot light.
To prevent fire or explosion caused by
STATIC
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE during fueling:
ONLY use a clean, approved POLYETHYLENE
PLASTIC fuel container and funnel
WITHOUT any metal screen or filter.
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To avoid engine damage:
CAUTION: Avoid injury! California Proposition
6 Warning: Gasoline engine exhaust from this
product contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm.
CAUTION: Avoid Injury! DO NOT use METHANOL
gasolines because METHANOL is harmful to the
environment and to your health.
ONLY use fresh, clean, unleaded gasoline with
an octane rating (anti-knock index) of 89 or
higher;
Mix in EFCO 2-Cycle Engine Oil or its equivalent
using a 50:1 fuel/oil mixture.
If EFCO 2-Cycle Engine Oil or its equivalent IS NOT
being used, mix alternative 2-cycle engine oil to
a 25:1 fuel/oil mixture.
Use of alternative oxygenated, gasohol blended,
unleaded gasoline is acceptable as long as:
the ethyl or grain alcohol blends DO NOT exceed
15% by volume or
methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) blends DO NOT
exceed 15% by volume.
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